I've thought a lot about doing a version of WandaVision that replaces the sitcom thing with slice-of-life anime and how much more relatable that would be to my demographic But I guess that's already been done, as an anime (Satoshi Kon's Paranoia Agent)
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Paranoia Agent is way more cutting and harsh about how fucked up the most "wholesome" anime is when you think about it than any Western outside critic could possibly be
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And way more incisive about the roots of the genre in generational trauma, in just one line When the black cloud of illusion recedes and shows the ruined streets of the real Tokyo, and Det. Ikari quietly says, "It's just like after the war"
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Look if you liked WandaVision but you're not married to it specifically being about American sitcom culture and you also think the people who said it was watered-down seemed like they had a point, go find Paranoia Agent and watch it right now
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I loved Paranoia agent. (.. I do also have strong memories of vaguely annoying/bewildering my friend (who'd already seen it) by more-or-less correctly guessing the nature/motive of Bat Boy by episode 2. )
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Me: "Oh, I see! He's-- *EXPLANATION REDACTED TO AVOID SPOILING THE ENTIRE DAMN ANIME*." Friend: "HOW."
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Talking about The Leftovers in the other subthread and the fan theory about who gets "chosen" to be taken is along the same lines as this spoiler, and makes a lot of sense while also being dark af
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Rot13, I guess: Rirelbar jub inavfurq unq fbzrbar ng gung rknpg, fcrpvsvp zbzrag va gvzr jvfuvat gurl'q qvfnccrne be tb njnl naq unq gung jvfu tenagrq.
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This theory is both optimistic and pessimistic -- optimistic in that if the Departure has to happen at one exact specific instant in time, not that many people would be taken, but a *lot* of people would still be taken in absolute numbers, from all over society
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So what's the deal with the women Kevin was with at the moment of the departure?
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*woman
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